Notification / Registration of a Food Business - City of Albany - Western Australia

Description

Before selling or producing food intended for sale from a fixed, mobile or temporary premises (including vans), you are required to notify or register with the appropriate agency. This will either be the local council where your business will be located or the Department of Health.

The agency that you will need to notify or register with will depend on the location of your business and the type of food you will sell. The Department of Health is the appropriate agency for food businesses related to:

  • public hospitals
  • dairy (primary production, processing, transportation)
  • seafood (primary production or manufacturing of bivalve molluscs)
  • food business not within a local government area (Kings Park, Rottnest Island, the State Athletics Stadium, or the WA Basketball Centre).

The relevant local council is the appropriate agency for all other types of food businesses.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Registration conditions may be placed on your food business that ensure compliance with legislation.

Duration

Remains in force until cancelled

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $65.00

Application for registration fee. Fees for 2023-24

Apply Application All $65.00

Notification fee. Fees for 2023-24

Apply Licence All -

Annual registration fees:

  • very low risk premises - $0.00
  • low risk premises - $120.00
  • low risk premises with additional classifications - $170.00
  • medium risk premises - $260.00
  • medium risk premises with additional classifications - $350.00
  • high risk premises - $330.00
  • high risk premises with additional classifications - $490.00.

Fees for 2023-24

Transfer Transfer All $65.00

Transfer of ownership. Fees for 2023-24

Forms

Act(s) name

Food Act 2008 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Food Regulations 2009 Western Australia

Administering agency

City of Albany

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.